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Cut and Fill : By Robert Goddard. Free downloadable Windows and Linux/Wine Computer Program

The PC computer program Cut+Fill.exe is designed to help quantity surveyors to
easily,quickly and objectively carry out "Cut and Fill" exercises by measuring from plan to at
least the same degree of accuracy as would be achieved by other
methods, and display the results in a logical manner.Full Instructions are included. No special computer hardware is needed.

The
program will work either for the excavation and fill over an individual
building or across a whole site; the principles involved are exactly
the same.

The known existing level points are plotted to scale
on the screen. The new levels, as provided by the architect or layout
designer, are treated in the same way. This enables the computer to
ascertain the location of any intermediate points required for the
depth and volume calculations. The "cut” and/or "fill" quantities are
then calculated as a series of volumes. For more details of the
principle see Appendix 2 of the Instructions.

The results are displayed and saved on
the computer as a table of results and as a graphical image showing
different areas of excavation and fill in colours to represent
different depths.

The full instructions and the executable file, together
with example sites are in the download-able zip file on this site. The
program will run on Windows 95 or later or on Ubuntu or Linux Mint with WINE
installed. The program is thought to be bug-free and is provided in the hope it will be useful, but I
do not make any guarantees.

If you have any queries email mer o b e r t g o d d a r d (at) s k y (dot) com replacing the (at) with @, the (dot) with a . and without spaces. Put cut and fill in the subject line.